Cleaning White boat seats

August 26th, 2009, 10:00 AM

Ok first its not mildew. I have a 02 starcraft ski boat with mainly white seats that have a grey grime on them. I have tried every cleaner that I know of and it doesnt touch them. I have went as far as trying a spot using acetone and it removes the grey grimey film but i know its too harsh for the vinyl. Any suggestions?

I have 15 year old white and green vinyl that has always been covered and looks new EXCEPT for this same grime that you're talking about. Spraynine marine vinyl cleaner with a scrub brush gets some of it off, but its a ton of work and it doesn't get it all.

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I just worked on some vinyl seats here in our dental office that are light grey with that same grime. I used a magic eraser by mr. clean and I am totally amazed! Im going to try them tonight on the boat! Ill let you know how that goes! I very excited... hope im not disappointed tonight.

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Hmmm... I am hearing about the wonders of magic eraser quit a lot lately... apparently, it works like.... a magic eraser! I'm gonna have to try one of these puppies out for myself and see what all the hub-bub is about.

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Hmmm... I am hearing about the wonders of magic eraser quit a lot lately... apparently, it works like.... a magic eraser! I'm gonna have to try one of these puppies out for myself and see what all the hub-bub is about.

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Mean Green not to be confused with simple green is the best plastics cleaner I have ever found. We routinely strip the covers off our copiers and give a good spray of Mean Green. Don't let it dry and after sitting for a few minutes give a good brushing and finally hose down with a lot of fresh water. Works great in baths too, but gotta tell you it tain't worth a darn on engine grease and oil. Never could understand that.

Good cleaning ya'll

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If all fails, mask and shoot it with a light coat of vinyl dye spray paint available at your nearest store that sells spray paint, I had the same mold that etched right into the vinyl and nothing else would make it disappear the dye has been holding up well nobody would ever know.

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I use soft scrub on almost everything on my boat. The guy that redid my upholstery told me to. Been using it for about 7 years. Great at removing spots. Just make sure you rinse it off real good. IT is good on the gelcoat too - it acts almost like a poishing compound when you use a little bit on a real wet sponge. Wax after.

My interior is solid white. Looks good and stays cool. I had some stains that I could not remove. I went to the local auto place with one of my original (almost 20 year old) cushions. I asked them if they would let me try a few drops of each of their cleaners until I found one that worked and they did. To make a long story short I tried about 8 of them with mediocre results. Then they guy asked me if I was willing to try anything and i said we could on the back side of the cushion. We tried Bleche White (for cleaning tires/whitewalls). It was amazing! It turned the original like new color that I have not seen since I have owned the boat. I bought it and recleaned EVERYTHING. IT is absolutely amazing. Again - just have to make sure it is well rinsed. Coated with 303 and done! Boat has NOT looked this good since I purchased it in 2000.

These aren't great pics but were taken 8/23/09 - sorry the bimini was down and laying on the sunpad. The shadows really take away from how good it looks.

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ZEP makes a mold and mildew stain remover that is amazing... u can get it at home depot, its in a blue spray bottle with a black top... if it doesnt work then u will have toilet cleaner for a good 3 yrs... 3 squirts of this stuff in ur toilet and it will look like new. It smells like bleach on steroids. Have u tried any hydrogen peroxide? u would have to let it sit a few hours but it may work.